We take advantage of such convergent networks whenever we are trying to pull out a memory that is almost, almost there. Continuing our art history theme, suppose you’re trying to remember the name of a painter, that guy, what’s his name. He was that short guy with a beard (activating your “short guy” neural network, and your “bearded guy” network). He painted all those Parisian dancers; it wasn’t Degas (two more networks pulled in). My high school art appreciation teacher loved that guy; if I can remember her name, I bet I can remember his…wow, remember that time I was at the museum and there
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